• Holtsville is a small suburban hamlet in Long Island, N.Y., that is home to the Empire State Carousel Museum and to Suffolk County Community College's Ammerman Campus. Close to the Long Island Expressway---one of Long Island's major highways---this residential area has a fairly busy shopping and food district. It is not difficult to find a Chinese restaurant that serves traditional Asian-American cuisine in one of its shopping centers.
  
  

Yau Yu Restaurant

• Yau Yu is conveniently located less than a mile from the Residence Inn Long Island hotel, just south of the Long Island Expressway in the Waverly Shopping Center. It serves Cantonese and Mandarin food, including Szechuan, Hunan and soft Asian noodles. You can place an order for delivery or sit at booths inside the restaurant. Yau Yu is open seven days a week; its hours vary.
  
  Yau Yu Restaurant
  1018 Waverly Ave.
  Holtsville, NY 11742
  631-289-3026
  
  

Chinawok

• Chinawok, located not far from the Long Island Expressway and the popular Island 16 movie theater, is a small, family-owed Chinese restaurant that offers takeout, delivery and eat-in dining. It serves traditional Chinese-American dishes, such as General Tso's and Moo Shu (meat and vegetables). The restaurant is open every night until 10 p.m., with various opening times throughout the week.
  
  Chinawok
  157 Long Island Ave.
  Holtsville, NY 11742
  631-758-7238
  
  

NY New Season's Kitchen

• NY New Season's Kitchen, located just north of the Long Island Expressway, provides booth seating and takeout. It offers traditional dishes as well as some interesting specials, such as Szechuan calamari and banana fritters, and there is also a diet menu for health-conscious eaters. It is open until 10 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 9:30 p.m. Sunday, with various opening times. Visit the website for coupon offers.
  
  NY New Season's Kitchen
  1100-8 Waverly Ave.
  Holtsville, NY 11742
  631-758-6688
  newseasonkitchen.com